Visualizing A New Identity Through Yahweh (VANITY)

A woman's heart is far softer and more easily bruised than any man knows. During this season of EGO/VANITY I feel especially led to not list a set of rules and expose what our women are not fulfilling in their roles, but to encourage them and show them how beautifully (inside and out) they have been made!

We are precious to Him; He sees not our faults or our struggles but an image of how He has intended us to be- perfect, holy and clean before Him. Because He has put His law in our hearts we already know what we need to do and how we need to live a life that He considers Godly and worthy of our calling. VANITY will be about us gently drawing out those qualities that God has instilled in us; claiming His promises and watching good fruit come about as a result of our submitting ourselves to His direction, power and grace.

With that being said, Dani, Jamie and I still feel that there are certain areas in which we can encourage and strengthen our women in.

This first week I spoke about our Identity in Christ. It's a subject that the Holy Spirit is not only working in my own heart but, I believe, He also wants to solidify it in the hearts of our SHIFT women. We are His. He
defines us. The world has a ridiculous list of qualifications that are both sinful and completely absurd! Our Father has called us to so much more in His son, Jesus. By grounding our identity in Him, by making sure that He ALONE is our source and our core, we are able to ignore the opinions of this world and focus on becoming more molded into the image of Jesus. When we allow Him to define us, to call us by a name He has chosen, our freedom to be ourselves is a thousand times more than it would be if we were subject to the confines of sin and worldly prerequisites.

Along with Identity, we will also be speaking about Self-control, Pursuit of Christ, Purity, Submission/Servant-hood, being and Example to those who are watching our lives.

I'm so thrilled and excited that God has brought about this season for theSHIFT. I feel that it is so timely and anointed- completely drenched in His favor. Keep our women in your prayers as we begin to instruct them how to carry themselves, according to Word of God. I just know that there will be more to VANITY than what we expect- I am praying for healing in our hearts, a desire to live far above the standards of our generation, a deep brokenness and determination to stand in the gap for women that have yet to respond to the call of Godliness.

Sarah